title: The influence of hydrosalpinx on endometrial elafin expression.
abstract: The endometrium of women with hydrosalpinx has an increased number of neutrophils and lower expression of elafin, an elastase inhibitor and natural antimicrobial molecule. These findings suggest that women with hydrosalpinx have a reduced antimicrobial and antielastase activity.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina, Ciências Cirúrgicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. epgn@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Ernesto de Paula
authors.initials: Ede P
authors.lastname: Guedes Neto
authors.forename: Maria Isabel
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Edelweiss
authors.forename: Gisele Silva
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: de Moraes
authors.forename: Rafael do Amaral
authors.initials: Rdo A
authors.lastname: Cristovam
authors.forename: Ricardo Francalacci
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Savaris
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015536:Down-Regulation; D053492:Elafin / Q000032:analysis*; D004717:Endometrium / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000276:immunology; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D053492:Elafin; C506806:PI3 protein, human